……and other stuff too.
I had an interesting experience with a woman who had a stage 3 cystocele (bladder prolapse). The general listening (evaluation to find restrictions) took me to the lower left quadrant of the belly. The local listening took me to the bladder and from there I followed a lesion chain deep into the obturator fascia. The bladder is closely related to the obturator foramen via fascia. After applying a technique I learned in my Visceral Manipulation™ training I felt a release between the two structures. The client later reported that she had immediate relief from her symptoms The dragging burning sensation dissipated and she regained the ability to empty her bladder completely. Her symptoms did however return, but her OBGYN reported an improvement from a stage 3 to a stage 2 bladder prolapse.
This is all very fascinating to me and how it might be related to whole body alignment.
“Fluoroscopy has revealed the effectiveness of manipulation of the obturator foramen during bladder treatment. Pressure on the obturator can elevate a ptosed bladder by 2cm.”- Jean-Pierre Barral Urogenital Manipulation
Another fascinating connection proving that the root of the problem isn’t always where you might think.
“Restrictions in the legs and feet are usually explained by the chain of fasciae, and the relentless force of gravity. Proximal and distal restrictions of the fibula are common. The bladder and its attachments depend upon the internal obturator and its aponeurosis. They share many fibers with the sacrospinous and the sacrotuberous, which in turn exchange fibers with the biceps femoris. The latter inserts into the head of the fibula-one explanation for the lesion chain between the fibula and bladder. More rarely, bladder problems may be associated with restrictions of the distal tibiofibular joint, navicular bone, or the fifth metatarsal. In some cases, we have mobilized bladders (as verified by fluoroscopy) simply by pressing the navicular, whereas the same pressure exerted on nearby sites provoked no movement at all.” Jean-Pierre Barral (1)
I have a stage 1 uterine prolapse. Can this heal completely with oesteopathic therapy or with the womb care course you’re offering right now? Sop far I have seen improvement with physio therapy and acupuncture, but need more help it seems.
Hi Coralee,
You will find more on the subject of prolapse in this post:https://alignmentmonkey.nurturance.net/2012/prolapsed-uterus/ Yes, stage 1 uterine prolapse can usually be corrected in my experience.
Hi Barbara,
I’ve been diagnosed with stage 1 cystocele and stage 2 rectocele, the cystocele isn’t too bothersome but the rectocele is, I’m 22 and dream of having more kids but this condition has got me very down.. is there any hope of ‘curing’ it? Or are the doctors right when they say it’s either a lifetime of maintenance or surgery?
Thanks!
As always, it really depends on the severity. I would guess that since you are 22 and as noted on the FB post that you just had a baby 5 months ago that there is hope of reversal. Sometimes it takes 2-3 years on average for tissues to recover after birth. If you aren’t able to get in to see a physio, pelvic floor pt, or Restorative Exercise Specialist due to financial constraints, you may want to check out Katy Bowman’s Healthy Pelvis program. It’s only $14.95 right now and may be a good starting point for you. Here is the link to the program:https://nutritiousmovement.com/product/nutritious-movement-for-a-healthy-pelvis-download/?ref=1951
Also, check out the suggestions in my prolapse article: https://alignmentmonkey.nurturance.net/2012/prolapsed-uterus/ Even though, that article is in regards to uterine prolapse, many of the suggestions apply to bladder and rectum prolapse.
I had cystocele repair with the mesh on Feb 1st 2017 aong with a full hysterectomy leaving my ovaries. I have done crossfit for 2 yrs prior and would like to return. I am being told by my urologist that I cannot do this any longer. Is this factual??
Wondering about the opposite, if there is tension around bladder.